Company
Future Publishing Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 44
- Jon Steinberg 2023-2025 View profile
- Penelope Anne Ladkin-Brand 2021-2024 View profile
- Rachel Bernadette Addison 2020-2021 View profile
- Michael Andrew Robbins 2020-2021 View profile
- Timothy Ian Maw 2019-2020 View profile
- Claire Elizabeth Hargreaves 2015-2015 View profile
- Oliver James Foster 2015-2020 View profile
- Penelope Ladkin-Brand 2015-2020 View profile
- Richard Austin Haley 2014-2015 View profile
- Nial Terence Ferguson 2014-2016 View profile
- Matthew James Burton 2014-2015 View profile
- James Robert Douglas 2010-2014 View profile
- Mark William Wood 2010-2014 View profile
- Stephanie Spring 2006-2011 View profile
- Jayne Caple 2004-2007 View profile
- Andrew John Peter Semple 2004-2005 View profile
- Patricia Mia Walter 2004-2006 View profile
- Dominic Lee Beaven 2004-2006 View profile
- Graham David Harding 2004-2013 View profile
- Simon Alan Wear 2003-2010 View profile
- Christopher John Spratling 2003-2008 View profile
- John Reid Bowman 2001-2011 View profile
- Robert Stephen Price 2001-2010 View profile
- David Pierre Maher Roberts 2001-2006 View profile
- Colin Morrison 2001-2003 View profile
- Jessica Burley 2000-2001 View profile
- John James Weir 1998-2004 View profile
- Andrew Milbourn 1998-2003 View profile
- Jane Elizabeth Ingham 1998-2000 View profile
- Judith Helen Green 1998-2001 View profile
- Michael Peter Allan Frey 1998-2001 View profile
- Nicholas Edward Alexander 1994-1998 View profile
- Susan Evelyn Margaret Hartley 2002 View profile
- Kevin John Cox 1996 View profile
- Gregory John Ingham 2006 View profile
- Christopher Anderson 1994 View profile
- Esther Lucy Anderson 1994 View profile
- Ian Charles Seager 1994 View profile
- Anne Steele 2020-2023 View profile
- Richard Austin Haley 2014-2015 View profile
- Nina Samantha Day 2013-2014 View profile
- Mark Falcon Millar 2003-2013 View profile
- Susannah Jane Burton 2000-2004 View profile
- Ian Linkins 2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/04/1986
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Sapphire Bidco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-04-20 - Future Holdings 2002 Limited ceased 2021-04-21
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Future Publishing Limited
is controlled by Sapphire Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-04-20 · source: Companies House PSC register - Sapphire Bidco Limited
is controlled by Bibi Rahima Ally
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-18, ceased 2018-02-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.
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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
4 directors on the board
- David John Bateson Director · appointed 2023
- Chin Shin Kevin Li Ying Director · appointed 2025
- Sharjeel Suleman Director · appointed 2024
- Robert William Tompkins Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- David John Bateson Director · appointed 2023
- Chin Shin Kevin Li Ying Director · appointed 2025
- Sharjeel Suleman Director · appointed 2024
- Robert William Tompkins Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02008885
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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